The objective of this research was to determine the relationship between personality dimensions and job performance. A cross-sectional survey design used. study population consisted 159 employees a pharmaceutical company. NEO-Personality Inventory – Revised Performance Appraisal Questionnaire were used as measuring instruments. results showed that Emotional Stability, Extraversion, Openness Experience Conscientiousness related task performance creativity. Three dimensions, namely...

Intergroup contact provides a reliable means of reducing prejudice.Yet, critics suggested that its efficacy is undermined, even eliminated, under certain conditions.Specifically, may be ineffective in the face threat, especially to (historically) advantaged groups, and discrimination, experienced by disadvantaged groups.We considered perceived intergroup threat discrimination as potential moderators effect on prejudice.Two meta-analyses correlational data from 34 studies (totaling 63,945...

The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between job satisfaction, occupational stress, burnout and work engagement as dimensions work-related wellbeing in a sample members police force South Africa. A survey design used. Stratifed random samples (N = 677) were taken North West Province Minnesota Job Satisfaction Questionnaire, Police Stress Inventory, Maslach Burnout Inventory – General Survey Utrecht Work Engagement Scale used measuring instruments. results provided...

The objectives of this research were to validate the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) for South African Police Service (SAPS) and determine its construct equivalence bias in different race groups. A cross-sectional survey design was used. Stratified random samples (N = 2396) taken police members nine provinces Africa. UWES a biographical questionnaire administered. Structural equation modelling confirmed 3-factor model work engagement, consisting Vigour, Dedication Absorption. These...

The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between occupational stress, sense coherence, coping, burnout and work engagement registered nurses in South Africa. A cross-sectional survey design used. population consisted 818 nurses. Nursing Stress Inventory, Orientation Life Questionnaire, COPE, Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey, Utrecht Work Engagement Scale were administered. results show that experience depletion emotional resources feelings depersonalisation by...

Orientation: The psychological empowerment of employees might affect their engagement. However, and employee engagement also be influenced by job insecurity.Research purposes: objective this study was to examine the relationship between empowerment, insecurity engagement.Motivation for study: Employee results in positive individual organisational outcomes research information about antecedents will provide valuable purposes diagnosis intervention.Research design, approach method: A...

The objective of this study was to investigate the antecedents work engagement. Stratified random samples (N=171) were taken employees in a multinational oil company. Work Engagement Scale and Experiences administered. results confirmed that psychological meaningfulness availability significant predictors Psychological displayed strongest positive relationship with co-worker relations role fit engagement mediated by condition meaningfulness. Cognitive, emotional physical resources had effect...

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships among dispositional optimism, job demands and resources, burnout, work engagement, ill health organizational commitment South African academic staff in higher education institutions. A cross-sectional survey design used, with stratified random samples (N = 595) taken academics results confirmed that a lack resources contributed whereas engagement. Dispositional optimism had strong direct effect on perceptions as well indirect effects...

The present study, part of the development South African Personality Inventory (SAPI), explores implicit personality structure in 11 official language groups Africa by employing a mixed-method approach. In first, qualitative semistructured interviews were conducted with 1,216 participants from groups. derived personality-descriptive terms categorized and clustered based on their semantic relations iterative steps involving group discussions contacts cultural experts. This analysis identified...

The aims of this study were to assess the validity and internal consistency constructs in a model work-related well-being test structural their relationships. Maslach Burnout Inventory—General Survey, Utrecht Work Engagement Scale, Job Demands-Resources Health Questionnaire, an Organizational Commitment Scale administered stratified random sample 1177 educators North-west Province (South Africa). A good fit was found for which burnout (exhaustion mental distance) mediated relationship...

The objectives in this study were to identify the indicators of occupational stress for academic staff South African higher education institutions, analyse differences between different demographic groups, and investigate whether stressors predict ill health a lack organisational commitment academics institutions. A cross-sectional survey design was used ( N = 595). An Organisational Stress Screening Tool (ASSET) biographical questionnaire administered. Compared normative data, reported...

The objective of this study is to determine whether suicide ideation among uniformed police officers the South African Police Service could be predicted on basis occupational stress, personality traits, and coping strategies. Using a cross-sectional survey design, Adult Suicide Ideation Questionnaire, Stress Inventory, Personality Characteristics Coping Orientation Problems Experienced are administered stratified random sample 1,794 employees from eight provinces. A logistic regression...

Although the positive psychology tradition emphasizes importance of a balanced approach regarding individual strengths and weaknesses, there is no valid instrument to measure these phenomena in organizations. The purpose present studies develop validate an that measures four dimensions, namely perceived organizational support (POS) for use, POS deficit correction, use behaviour, correction behaviour. In study 1 2, Strengths Use Deficit COrrection (SUDCO) questionnaire was developed tested...

Orientation: Knowledge of the factors associated with employee engagement is important for practitioners and researchers in industrial/organisational psychology South Africa.Research purpose: The objective this study was to investigate using two models, namely personal model Kahn (1990), work Schaufeli Bakker (2004).Motivation study: Scientific knowledge needed regarding that are engagement.Research design, approach method: Survey designs were used samples taken from various African...

The central aim of the present study was to assess predictive value affective disposition and meaningful work on employee engagement. Specifically, it proposed that moderates relationship between Questionnaires were completed by 252 white-collar employees, working in a variety organizations jobs across Israel, recruited from community-based samples voluntary basis. As hypothesized, engagement, disposition, positively correlated. Additionally, significant interaction found. engagement found...

Work wellness, and more specifically burnout engagement are important focus areas of research intervention in South Africa. However, few studies have been conducted regarding the factorial validity, construct equivalence item bias measuring instruments work engagement. Furthermore, causal models as well interventions to prevent and/or manage a multicultural context. Little is known about causes increase it. Research should be validate burnout, predictors thereof contexts. also needed...

The objective of this study was to investigate the work engagement academics in selected South African higher education institutions as well impact job demands and resources on their engagement. Stratified random samples (N = 471) were drawn from academic staff three Africa. Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) Job Demands-Resources (JDRS) administered. results confirmed a two-factor structure engagement, consisting vigour dedication. Six reliable factors extracted JDRS, namely...

Bias was studied for two cognitive tests and a personality test at three levels: the construct underlying (“construct bias"), method-related aspects such as response sets (“method items (“item bias"). The sample consisted of 13 681 participants who had applied entry-level jobs in South African Police Service. instruments produced very good equivalence low item bias. However, various scales questionnaire revealed bias ethnic groups. low. Method did not have any impact on (small) size...

The aims of this study were to investigate the construct validity, equivalence and reliability a measuring instrument job demands resources, assess differences between resources in different organisations South Africa. Stratified, random samples (N = 2717) employees organizations taken. Five reliable factors extracted using principal component analysis with varimax rotation, namely overload, growth opportunities, organisational support, advancement, insecurity. All factors, except showed...

The objective of this study was to investigate the relationships between job demands, resources, burnout, and engagement management staff at a platinum mine in North West Province. A cross-sectional survey design used. population (N = 310) consisted managers mine. Maslach Burnout Inventory – General Survey, Utrecht Work Engagement Scale, Job Demands-Resources Scale were administered. results revealed that exhaustion predicted by workload, insecurity lack while cynicism organisational support...

Orientation: Engaging individuals at work plays an important role in retaining them. Job security and leadership empowerment behaviour are antecedents of employee engagement.Research purpose: The objective this study was to investigate the relationship between job insecurity, (as perceived by employees who report leaders), engagement intention leave their jobs a petrochemical laboratory.Motivation for study: Knowledge effects insecurity on turnover will contribute improved talent...

Orientation: The work of industrial/organisational (I/O) psychologists presents an interesting and relevant context for studying meaning engagement as components happiness.Research purpose: aim this study was to determine how I/O experience the their investigate relationships between experiences work-role fit, work, psychological meaningfulness engagement, utilising happiness framework proposed by Seligman (2002).Motivation study: spend more than 88% working day with people, they are primary...

The present study investigates the differences between 3 ethnocultural groups in South Africa use of traits and contextual information for personality descriptions interaction these with social distance from target person domains. Semistructured interviews asking self- other-descriptions were conducted 1,027 Blacks, 84 Coloureds Indians, 105 Whites, representing country's 11 official languages. In Part 1 we found similarities total set categories used most often description across...